1930-07-22 — Page 11

TUESDAY, JULY 22, 1930,

RADIO TOPICS

TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME.

The following prograjame will be broadcast to-day from the Hong Kong Broadcasting Station 2.8.W. on 353 biotres:-

6-8 p.m.-European Programima of HM.V. and Victor Records selected and supplied by Messrs. Moutrie & Co...

La Forza Del Destino"-Overture,

Creatore's Band (358-16) "Tannhauser"--Pilgrim's Chorus.

Trovatore"Anvi! Chorus,

Vietor Mixed Chorns (20197). "Only With You"--Waltz, "Night Owk"Waltz,

Intentional Novelty Orchestra (V504]D),

"Little Ray Blue", "The Rosary"

John McCormack (Tenor) 11.458).

"Ikmoresque", "Jocelyn-Herzeuse",

Venetian Tris (20130). "Barber of Seville"-Overture,

Philharmonie Symphony Orchestra (7255).

"Prelude in "Prelude in B "Prelude in

Vladimir De Pachmann (Planoforte) (1159).

Gems from The Desert Song", Gems from "Couston Maritza",

Victor Light Opera Co. (35809).

"Serenata", "Carrieras" ....Amelita Galli-Curel

(Soprano) USTY,

"Lucia-Sextette", "Trovatore-Miserere".

"Kane's Blues", "Hula Girl”.

Kane' Hawaiians (20701). "Hudson Waves"-Waltz, "The Swing"-Waltz,

Creatore's Band (35860)

Victoria Orchestra (35876) "Adoration", "Ronde" ....Runer Chemet (Violin)

(7253).

"La Serenata"--Waitz, "Espanita"-Waltz,

Victoria Orchestra (36005). "Farla Vaige". "The Gypsy and the Bird".

Amita Galli-Curai (Soprano) (1267). "I've Get a Feeling I'm Falling", "Love Me or Lave Me".

Tops Woller (Piano) (22092),

"Suri Waltz" "Waltz Dream".

H-0

International Novelty Orchestra (36003). p.m.-Chinese Programme telayed from Ko Shing Theatre.

9 p.m.-Weather Report, 9.01 m-Chinese Relay con-

tinued.

10.30 p.m.-Close Down.

NEW SERVICE,

RADIO CONTROL,

THE

BETWEEN MANILA AND SAN LEGISLATION FOR STATIONS

FRANCISCO.

Manila.

The radio communication facil ities between the Philippines and the United States are soon to be expanded by the addition of a second for this kind of service. company with extensive.

resources

FOR POSTAL BUREAU.

Manila, July 17. · The postal service wants legista- tive action to got back the ad ministration of the nine principal radio stations at present operated by the Radio Corporation of the Philippines by contract with the The Mackay Radio and Telegraph government. Recommendation to Company of California, which for this effect was made by Juan Ruiz., the past several months has been acting director of posts to Filemon conducting experiments in the trans-Perez, secretary of commerce and niission and reception of radio communications. messages, between Manila and San Francisco, plans to open its service to the public within the next three months.

The transmitting station of the Mackay Company in Las Pinas is being supplemented by a large re- ceiving station to be located about 25 kilometres from Manila where the incoming radio messages will be relayed from the air, direct to anderground cables connecting with the office of the company in the heart of the business section in

Manitu.

Erection has been started in Las Pinas of a building of a size suf- Arient to take care of all the equip ment that may be installed in the Station for several years to come. Both the transmitting and receiv ing stations will be operated frect from Manila without any inter- mediary operators at either of the stations. Inasmuch 13 。 modern trans-Pacific transmitter can be housed in a small building and con nected to an antenna system requir- ing not more than half a hectare, the purchase by the Mackay Com pany of five hectares of land for its Manila transmitting station is in- dieative of the extensive plans the company ment.

tion

has for future develop

The present contract with the Radio Corporation of the Philip- pines expires on September 16. The operation of the radio stations is a money-making business, postal of ficials claim.

According to Mr. Ruiz, no extra outlay in the 1931 appropriation will be needed to operate the nine stations. He said that 70 per cent. of the collections from radio tolls, paid annually to the Radio Corpo- ration as its share in the contract, will be more than sufficient to efficiently administer the stations.

The share, according to Mr. Ruiz, received by the radio corporation for a year operation of the nine radio stations amounts to approx- Imately P500,000. This amount will be utilized for the operation of the service should his recommendation be acted upon favourably by the leg islature.-Manila Bulletin.

R.100 PLANS.

ATLANTIC FLIGHT TO CANADA.

London, July 16, The giant British dirigible R-100, the second largest in the world, will leave her home hangar at Carding- ton on July 28 and cruise across the Atlantic ocean on a long promised visit to Canada, it was officially de- termined here to-day.

The Mackay company was granted a fanchise In 1928 to construct, maintain and operate in the Phillp- pine Islands stations for the trans-

The R-100, carrying a crew of 33 mission and recaption of wireless long distance messages. It is pro. and capable of accommodating a posed to carry on direct communica- score of passengers, will fly' back Francisco when the service is first Canada,

between Manila and San to England after the visit to Built at a cost of $5,000,- Inaugurated. Later the service will 000 and rivalled only by the R-101, be extended to make possible the, R-100 has been thoroughly test direct communication with itsed in numerous flights during re↑ stations in New York. It is be. cent weeks, lieved that this will later be

At one time Premier J. Ramsay augmented by services to points in MacDonald was scheduled to make the Far East and Europe.

the fight to Canada aboard the This company is at present operat-E-100 but It is believed that the

· pressure of government affairs will detain him in London.

WIRELESS IN PERSIA.ing a high speed radio service in the United States serving Seattle and Tacoma, Washington; Portland, NEW SHORT-WAVE STATION AT Oregon; and San Francisco, Los

TEHERAN.

Angeles and San Diego, California. This service was extended in May,

Teheran, June 27, The short-wave wireless station recently Installed south of the city by the French General Electric Company will be handed over to the Feralan Government on Sunday.

The new station will operate on wave-length of 27 metres, under the designation of RV.A.

station.

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1929; to Honolulu and rapidly increasing file is being handled between San Francisco and the Hawaiian Island. The Honolulu station forms as well a part of the Pacifle chain that the Mackay Com- pany will provide in order to insura continuous communication by radio between the Orient and the Unite States.

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It will be a receiving station,

It is understood that the company while the old station

north of will establish a marine station for ships at a. Teheran will be the transmitting communication with

This will be a service of great benefit to operators of local vessels maintaining contact with their ships in all parts of the Islands as well as vessels plying to and from foreign ports, it is believed.

The operators are young Peraians who returned from Europe, last week after completing a course of study in wireless telegraphy.

MR. WHITLEY AT THE B.B.C.

The appointment of Mr. Whitley as the new Chairman of the B.B.C. will be generally welcomed, says The Times-partly, it must be ad- mitted,, because others have been mentioned whose succession to Lord Clarendon would not have been free from objections. In Mr. Whitley the B.E.C. will have a chairman of distinction, to whom impartiality is a second nature, while he happens also to be much interested in educa- tion-a field in which the B.B.C. has many commitments. For, the

ex-Speaker it will not be like pre- siding over the House of Commons but it is a post where the exercise of certain Speaker-like qualities may make itself usefully felt. Over the affairs of the B.B.C., in so far as they affect the public, it is not necessary, or, even destrable, that the governing body should rule with 'ar administrative hand. That touch belongs properly to the Director-General; but the govern- Ing Jody has important duties to "perform," and necessarily worka" in

so closely with the Director-General: and his staff that the relations bo- tween them cannot be too smooth and harmonious, nor can their respective spheres of authority be too carefully I defined. The same holds good of any other enterprise conducted under a comparable sys- tem of management; and it stands to reason that a great deal depends on the temperament i and practical expe

the * Chairman. Hap there are few mon in "country" who's command more” 'con-

fidence

them

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The R-100 is equipped with short- wave radio apparatus and all other devices to assure both safety and comfort that modern aviation has developed. An adequate airport has been constructed in Canada to re- ceive the E-100 upon her arrival there.--United Press.

Company of a radio station in the Philippines is expected to further reduce the rates. The schedule to the United States submitted fast year by this company to the public service commission showed rates from 12 to 14 centavos per word lower than the rates charged at the time, on September 1, 1929, both the Commercial Pacific Cable Com, pany and the Radio Corporation of the Philippines lowered their tariffs to meet the now Mackay

The installation by the Mackay rate.

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RADIO IN CALCUTTA.

INITIAL DIFFICULTIES OVERCOME.

POPULARITY OF PLAYS,

There are 4,500 Bengali Hateners- in in Calcutta. Few people realise the part they have played in de- veloping the popularity of broad- casting here. One of the measures taken by the old broadcasting com- pany was to interest women in wirdess. The plan was a success. When there acomed a

WATER RETURN -

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The level and storage of water in

reacrvoirs on July 1, is

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andar

City and H District. -

1929 1930 Tytam

17' 0"B Tytam Byewash 25′ 7′′ 12′ 5′′B Tytam Intermellate 08", 2"B d' "B Tytam Tuk

104 43 41 5B

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Wong Nei Chung 39 7B 20' 8"B Pokfulum

39 18 15'10"B few"; A. denotes "Above Overflow": [Note: B. denotes "Below Over

denotes "Level with Overflow."

Storage in millions and decimals of gallons.

Tytam

Tytam Byewash Tytam Intermediate Tytam Tuk ...... possibility Wong Nei Chung

Poktulum

that broadcasting would cease in India a number of them wrote ex- pressing their regret.'

Many pardahnashin women are known to

be

among those who to the Calcutta regularly tune-ia station. The subjects that attract them are recitations from classical books and mythological stories. Talks on health and science ΔΙΟ

hardly less popular. Many of them listen-in to children's hour explain- ing points to their little ones and

stimulating their interest..

The Difficulties. Europeans used to variegated programmes of England and the Continent can have no idea of the difficulties encountered by pioneers of broadcasting in attracting a public. The radio had had no sort of parallel in India and an audience had to be created. At first the "Children's Hour" had only a few patrons,

Then broadcasters thought of arresting the young people's atten- tion by Setting them puzzles and problems. The. Hittle minds were captured and then "Slation Uncle" introduced talks of an educational character to the whole body of Indian listeners-in.

The most attractive items broad- cast from Calcutta are plays. In its early days, says the Statesman, The I. B. C. relayed popular dramas from theatres, but adie plays were allowed to be only partially relayed the public was not satisfied. So the 1. B. C. started their own theatrical company, Betar Natak ka Dal and when theatres were not playing they strengthened the cast by bringing in leading actors from the Calcutta stage. And now, though six plays are put on the ether, every month's listeners-in want more.

Classes of Plays.

are

The plays broadcast are of three classes. The religious dramas ap- peal particularly to women and to elderly people. Then there social dramas like "Sandigtha" and hear which the young and old of Dr. Tagore's "Agriha. Prabesh” to both sexes crowd round the loud speaker.

The humorous pieces are equally popular. It has been found that the 'Bengali is a lover of light musje rather than of heavy classical styles which revertheless appeal to an in- fluential minority. '

1920 141.14

.53

1900 327.30 7.79

3.5o

16.68

159.70 603.75

.80 5.92

0.40

$2.32

1929

Total

168.59 1,140,32 Consumption of water in the City and Hill District in millions and de- cimals of gallons during the month of June.

1930 Consumption...... 115.26

341.09* Estimated population 433,420 443,740 Consumption per

head per day.. 8.B from Mainland.

Includes 64.14 mililon gallons

25.7

opened from 6-10 am, and 3-6 p.m. June, 1929-Principal Main Supply from

1st-17th inclusive.

From 18th-24th inclusive the hours of supply were 6-9 1.m. and 3.30-0 p.m. From 25th-30th inclusive the hours of supply from 5-8 am and; 6-8.30 p.m. (Peak District 4 hours daily).

June, 1930.-Constant Supply during the whole month of district North of and Eastern Street. 12-hour's supply Queen's Road between Murray Road. ( a.m.6 p.m.) in all other districts from 1st-17th June inclusive 15- hour's supply (5 am- p.m.) in all other districts from 18th-30th June Inclusive.

ཡ Kowloors

1920

1930

Kowloon Reservoir 36' 7"B.7 ("B Shek Lai Pul

Reservoir

34'11"B 8' 1"B Reception Reservoir 5'8"B 2' 7"B

Storage in millions and decimals of rations.

1929 Kowloon Reservoir 76,70 278.88 Shek Lai Pui Reservoir ............. Reception Reservoir

1920

15.45 19.16

85.81

26.40

Total

111.30 390.19 Consumption of water in Kowloon in millions and decimals of gallons during the month of June:

1929 1830 Consumption

62.33 135.14 Estimated population 170,740 175,780 Consumption par bead per day..

25.6 June, 1929. From 1st-4th inclu- sive the supply was shut off nightly from & p.m.6 am. From 5th-23rd inclusive a supply of 6 hours per day was given. From 24th-80th fnclusive the daily supply to all din tricts was from 6 am-6 p.m.

12.1

Constant supply in all districts during June, 1930.

Total rainfall: June 30, 1929, 14.38; June 30, 1930, 31,42.

The Government Analyst's reporte show that the quality, of the water is satisfactory.

TELEPHOTO SERVICE TO NANKING.

Nanking, July 12. The Berlin-Nanking "telephoto" service, organised almost a year function. ngo, has at last commented to

The broadcasters have a job in keeping their programmes 80 balanced as not to dissatisfy either party. Compositions by Dr. Tagore have, as might be expected, a great Berlin to Nanking in Chinese char- The first message was sent from vogue with all sections. Curiously acters.. It announced that General! enough, the clarionet is the most Chiang Tao-pin, Chinese Minister popular of instruments, perhaps be to Germany, had gone to Northern cause it comes so clearly through Europe on a holiday, the microphone. The violin comes --Transmission of the message re- next in public esteem Allahabad | quired only four and one-half Pioneer.

minutes. Associated Press.

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